Situated in the less-than-picturesque location underneath the Croydon flyover, this large Italian restaurant delivers what you'd expect from a half-decent Italian place: plenty of antipasti, pasta and pizza options, as well as meat and fish dishes. Nicely uncontroversial for your less adventurous friends, yet tasty enough for gastronomes not to complain too much.

Specials are almost always worth going for - e.g. spaghetti with lobster - and worth trying over the standard menu, although the pasta is cooked nicely al dente, and the pizzas are nicely thin and crispy.

When I went the other day, we turned up without a reservation with a party of 6 adults and 3 babies. The waiters could not have been more accommodating, and were incredibly helpful - they didn't bat an eyelid when asked to provide boiled water or zap some baby food in a microwave.